Abstract: To investigate the fatigue behavior of coped beams, nine full‐scale specimens are tested; stress range and cope radius were the two test parameters. It is found that the stress concentration effect produced by the cope ...

Abstract: When a beam flange is coped to allow clearance at the connection, the strength of the coped region will be reduced. Local web buckling at the coped region may occur when the cope length is long and/or the compression flange ...

Abstract: Composite fiber patching techniques have been considered as alternatives to traditional methods of strengthening and fatigue crack repair in steel structures. It is known that the fatigue strength of a cracked steel element ...

Abstract: Repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition work (RMAA) has become more and more important in developed societies, but its safety performance is alarming. For example, RMAA projects accounted for 53.2% of the total ...

Abstract: The accident record of the repair, maintenance, minor alteration, and addition (RMAA) sector has been alarmingly high; however, research in the RMAA sector remains limited. Unsafe behavior is considered one of the key ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical study of the block shear strength and behavior of coped beams with welded end connections. The finite-element (FE) method was employed to predict the structural behavior and block shear ...

Abstract: This study reported an experimental study of hybrid-self-centering connections (HSCCs) employing energy dissipation sequences. The dual self-centering mechanism of the connection consisting of post-tensioned (PT) steel ...

Abstract: Hong Kong’s construction industry has shown significant improvement in safety performance since the turn of the century. The number of industrial accidents in the construction industry has decreased from 11,925 in 2000 to ...